Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-24
WASHINGTON.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
Accept an Invitation to Visit ST.
Louis in September,
Charges and Counter Charges Are
Preferred Before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Secretary Lamar Says the Way to Settle the
Indian Question is to Abolish
the Indian Bureau.
CLEVELAND GOING TO ST. LOUIS.

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WASHINGTON, May ga delegation
{ of twenty-five gentlemen, representing
the business interests of st. Louis, and
including representatives Of all branches
) of the municipal government, waited
upon the President at noon to-day and
extended to him and Mrs. Cleveland 8
cordial invitation to visit St. Louis dur
ing the coming fall. The delegation was
headed by Mayor Francis and included
Messrs. George R. Allen, president of the
City Council, John S. MOffitt, John G
Prather, John G. Priest, Jordon W. Lam
bert, S. 2. Gait, Joseph Sprect, Law
renee Harrigan, d. S. Phelan, George D.
Barnard, and General E. d. Meir. They
were accompanied by Commissioner Col
man and Mr.. SwItzer of the Bureau of
Statistics. The invitation was contained
in large elegantly bound book, with
carved wooden covers representing
the great bridge and the principal munich
pal buildings of ST. Louis. The clasp and
edges of the book are of solid silver,
| bearing the initials G. l.. The invitation
is beautifully engraved on satin and is
! signed by over 10000 persons. The
President received the delegation in the
Cabinet room. Mayor Francis made
short speech, in which he said that the
! people of st. Louis would be glad and
| honOred to receive visit from the Presi-
dent at any time. 1t would probably
afford them greater pleasure if he could
arrange to be in st. Louis during the
/ Grand Army enCampment in September
next. The committee, he said desired
/ to supplement the invitation Of the Grand
Army men, but if the President could not
come during their encampment, they
would like him to come whenever ne
! found it convenient, AMI they would
assure him OF q warm welcome,
| The President made a brief reply in
(which, after expressing his appreciation
{ Hf the compliment extended to him, he
Fsaid that while it was absolutely impOssi-
bic to anticipate the eXigencies of the
public service so far ahead as September
lie could not now see why he should not
visit St. Louis at the time indicated, about
the last of September. He said therefore
that he would take pleasure in accepting
their kind invitation. The delegation
spplauded vigorously at his acceptance.
Mayor Francis remarked that he had al
ways heard 1t was hard 10 get the Presi-
dent to promise anything. The Presi-
dent replied: eyes, but when l do
usually carry it out" The delegation
was then presented individually to the
President, and departed very much pleased
with their interview. The committee
subsequently extended an invitation to
the members of the Presidents cabinet. |
INTER-s STATE COMMERCE..
WASHINGTON, May 23-Before the |
Inter State Commerce Commission to-day |
Will Brown, in behalf of the Chicago and |
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for violation Of the third section of
the Interstate commerce act. He charged |
specifically that the Pennsylvania Com
pany had unlawfully given preference
and advantage to the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Road in trying TO get passeR-
gers at Chicago, and denied to the ChiCa-
60 and Alton reasonable facilities of in
terChange of passenger tre fflc, alleged to
be the result Of an unlawful combination
of the Pennsylvania and other
Companies to coerce the public. Mr..
Brown also fled, on behalf Of the Chi
cago and Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Companies, similar charges against the
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company. The commission,
after hearing his statement, entered an
order for the companies against which
the complaint are made 10 appear and
make answer in ten days.
Statements were also fled in behalf of
the Chicago and Alton and the Chicago
and Rock Island Railroads in answer to
complaints made against them by the
Burton Stock Cattle Company.
The commission has received a COM
munication from the Mississippi Railroad
Commission protesting against the sus-
pension of section 4, save only as to ex-
ceptional shipments in cases where same
is msnlfestly demanded to secure speedy
transit.
The City Council of Central City, Neb,,
also protests against any suspension of
the fourth section Of the act.
SECRETARY LAMAR ON CATTLE LEASES
WASHINGTON, May 23.-In an interview
regarding the ejectment of cattle from
lands within the Indian reservation and
the Indian severalty laws generally, Sec
rotary Lamar ssys: We are still busy
with the preliminaries, which are num-
erous, as there are many reservations and
the circumstances on each are peculiar.
That law is one of the most important
and benehCent Congress ever passed.
question is to abolish the In
to pursue such policy as will result in
that. l do not anticipate any serious
obstacles. The numerous leases of In
dian lands by cattlemen l shall sweep
away. If they were allowedito subsist
the Indians who have made leases Of this
kind, for which, as you know, there is no
authority of law, would be in
duced to resist the law of Cor
gress commanding their settlement
in severslty. 1 shall, therefore, give
proper notice presently that the cattle
must be removed and the leases annulIed.
If we have been obliged to use troops to
keep settlers out of the Indian lands or
lands held by agreement for Indian use,
then we may surely use troops if
necessary to drive of and keep
off cattle, just as l have fouAd
it necessary lately to employ
troops to tear down fences around the
public lands. l am not fond of the use of
troops, but when cattle are to 90 they